Mountnorris

Mountnorris
Irish: Achadh na Cranncha
Mountnorris
 Mountnorris shown within Northern Ireland
Population 155 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceH995348
    Belfast  40 miles 
DistrictArmagh City & District
CountyCounty Armagh
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ARMAGH
Postcode district BT60
Dialling code 028, +44 28
Police Northern Ireland
Fire Northern Ireland
Ambulance Northern Ireland
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK ParliamentNewry & Armagh
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Coordinates: 54°15′08″N 6°28′29″W / 54.25223°N 6.47459°W

Mountnorris is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about six miles south of Markethill. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. It had a population of 155 people (79 households) in the 2011 Census.[1] (2001 Census: 165 people)

History

The townland of Mountnorris was historically called Aghnecranagh and Aghenecranagh (from Irish Achadh na Cranncha, meaning "field of the wooded place").[2] In 1600 Lord Mountjoy built an earthwork fort and left a garrison of 400 men under the command of Captain Edward Blaney in Mountnorris. The area took its name by combining the names of Mountjoy and his campaign commander in the Low Countries, Sir John Norris.

By 1620, the village no longer had a garrison and in the 18th century passed into the hands of the Cope family of Loughgall, to become a rural settlement with no military connections. The village was the originally intended site of the Royal School but due to instability at the time in Ulster, the school was resituated to its current site in Armagh and was opened in 1608.

On 31 May 1991, during "The Troubles", the Provisional IRA carried out a large truck bomb attack against the British Army (Ulster Defence Regiment) base at nearby Glenanne. It killed three soldiers and wounded another ten. It is often called the "Glenanne barracks bombing".

People

Education

References

  1. "Mountnorris". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. Placenames NI

See also